Understanding Addictions
What are addictions?
Addictions are nothing but the external expressions of an internal incompleteness. They are signals that your mind has exhausted itself energetically through obsessive thoughts, negative emotions, and unresolved disturbances. Stress, anxiety, depression, and years of suppressed feelings pile up within you. As this internal storm intensifies, the mind steals energy from your inner consciousness until it becomes utterly drained.
At this stage, the mind cannot sustain itself from within. It begins to feed on something external to survive. Addictions are born from this desperate attempt to fill the void.
In the beginning, when your stress level is low, the mind only seeks temporary relief. When you feel tense, your mind pushes you toward something that offers a momentary sense of completion—whether it is an object, an activity, or a substance. Slowly, a habit forms. If left unchecked, that habit evolves into a deep-rooted addiction.
Examples of Everyday Addictions
Imagine you are bored, with nothing meaningful to do. You sit in front of the television for hours. That boredom-driven habit becomes your dependency.
Or consider a person whose relationships at home are broken. Unhappy and restless, instead of facing the truth and healing, the person goes out at night, drinks alcohol, and dulls the pain until sleep arrives.
The first cigarette, the first glass of alcohol, the first shopping spree, or the first endless scroll on a mobile phone always begins as a small step. But when you fail to confront the root of your pain, the mind repeats the activity again and again. Gradually, the external substitute becomes stronger than your inner will. This is addiction.
The Root Cause of Addiction
The prime cause of all addictions is the inability to deal with the truth of life.
When you cannot accept reality—whether it is the death of a loved one, the failure of a relationship, or an unexpected accident—you create energies of rejection and separation. These unaccepted emotions sink into your subconscious, where they keep troubling you silently.
The longer you suppress emotions, the more your sympathetic nervous system becomes hyperactive. The brain locks into fight, flight, or freeze mode. You avoid situations, escape from responsibilities, and fear facing challenges. Addiction becomes your unconscious survival mechanism.
The Role of Society and Beliefs
Another powerful cause of addiction is the unconscious lifestyle shaped by society. When you live without awareness, your mind blindly copies external examples and social conditioning. Beliefs masquerade as truths and take control over you.
Consider these popular myths:
- Smoking makes you manly.
Truth: Smoking kills, damaging your lungs, blood, and life force. - Alcohol reduces stress and helps you sleep.
Truth: Alcohol destroys brain cells permanently, damages your liver, and functions like acid in your body. - Shopping brings happiness.
Truth: You shop because you are unhappy inside. The object you buy cannot fill the emptiness.
In every case, addiction grows because you are radiating lower energies, trapped in negative emotions.
Modern Forms of Addiction
Addiction is not limited to smoking, drinking, or shopping. The modern world has created endless substitutes:
- Mobile phone addiction
- Addiction to work
- Addiction to gossip
- Addiction to socializing and partying
- Addiction to gambling
- Addiction to pornography or digital entertainment
And a new category has emerged: spiritual addiction. Many people escape into endless meditations or rituals without addressing the real root of their suffering. They remain engaged with practices only to avoid facing the mind. Even spirituality, when used as an escape, becomes a trap.
Why We Stay Addicted
When I ask people why they smoke, drink, or engage in costly habits, the answer is usually the same: “It makes me feel high. It makes me feel superior.”
In truth, this is only an illusion of superiority. Society often rewards addiction with false status. If a person can afford expensive alcohol, cars, or luxury shopping, they are considered wealthy or successful. This illusion drives many into deeper addiction.
For example, owning one car is sufficient for transportation. Yet some people collect more and more vehicles, not out of need but to feel richer. The addiction here is not to the car itself but to the image of wealth.
The Inner GPS: Locating the Real Problem
Addiction cannot be cured by suppressing the external object. Even if you stop smoking, drinking, or shopping for a while, the root cause will simply shift into another form of addiction.
The secret is to locate the real problem inside. Unless you identify the area of emotional blockage and remove it consciously, addiction will remain hidden in your system.
Your Inner GPS—the conscious awareness of your energy flow—is the key. It helps you locate the areas where energies are stuck, where traumas have left scars, and where emotions have remained unprocessed for years.
For many, childhood traumas remain buried in the subconscious. They are forgotten by the mind but remembered by the body. Without awareness, these hidden wounds manifest as addictions in adulthood.
The Path to Overcoming Addiction
Overcoming addiction is not a battle of willpower; it is a process of conscious transformation. Here are the essential steps:
1. Accept the Truth of Life
The first step is acceptance. Accept your pain, your failures, your grief, and your reality. Stop rejecting life. The energy of acceptance dissolves the grip of addiction.
2. Face Suppressed Emotions
Bring awareness to the emotions you have avoided. Allow grief, anger, and fear to surface. Do not escape into substances or activities. Instead, face them directly.
3. Break the Illusions of Belief
Question every belief society has placed in your mind. Ask yourself:
- Does this activity truly make me happier?
- Or is it a borrowed idea from the outside world?
By breaking illusions, you free yourself from unconscious living.
4. Reconnect with Your Body
Your body is a temple gifted by the universe. It is not given to you for abuse but for evolution. Treat it with respect. Breathe consciously. Eat only what nourishes. Move and exercise to release stagnant energy.
5. Rewire Your Mind
Every addiction strengthens neural patterns in your brain. To overcome it, you must consciously create new patterns of awareness, gratitude, creativity, and self-expression. Replace destructive loops with conscious practices that uplift your energy.
6. Seek Inner Fulfillment
Addiction thrives in emptiness. When you fill your inner world with love, creativity, purpose, and spiritual awareness, the need for substitutes disappears.
The Spiritual Dimension
Remember this: your life is not random. It is a gift of existence. To waste it in unconscious addiction is to behave like a spoiled child.
Your journey is not limited to this one life. If you escape your lessons now, future lives will wait for you until you complete your karmas and dissolve all blocked energies. Addiction delays your evolution but cannot cancel it. Eventually, you must face the truth.
Therefore, do not take life for granted. Do not wait for another birth to grow. Begin here and now.
The Role of Guidance
While awareness is the key, many people need guidance to unlock suppressed emotions, break subconscious habits, and rewire energy systems.
Through conscious coaching and energetic methods, it is possible to:
- Identify the root cause of specific addictions
- Release trauma stored in the subconscious
- Restore balance to the nervous system
- Reconnect the individual with their inner source of fulfillment
I have guided many who were addicted to smoking, alcohol, food, and unconscious living. With consistent awareness and guided practices, they have transformed their lives completely.
Living Addiction-Free
An addiction-free life is not one of suppression. It is a life of freedom, awareness, and natural joy.
When your energies are flowing freely, you do not crave substitutes. When your mind is at peace, you do not run toward distractions. When your heart is full, you do not seek completion outside.
This is true freedom. It is the natural state you were meant to live in.
